Proposed Rule2022-19694
Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Prevention of Significant Deterioration Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Elements for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS
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Published
September 13, 2022
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving three elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, which was submitted by the State of Rhode Island on December 6, 2017. This revision addressed the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) for the 2012 annual fine particle (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). On May 31, 2022, EPA approved much of the submission, but did not act on three elements related to the infrastructure requirement to have a comprehensive Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. In today's action, EPA is approving the three remaining elements of the state's December 2017 infrastructure SIP submittal based on a previous EPA approval of Rhode Island's Air Pollution Control Regulation (APCR) No. 9. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 55976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19694]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0443; FRL-10193-01-R1]
Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Prevention of Significant
Deterioration Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Elements for the
2012 PM2.5 NAAQS
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving three
elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, which was
submitted by the State of Rhode Island on December 6, 2017. This
revision addressed the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act
(CAA or the Act) for the 2012 annual fine particle (PM<INF>2.5</INF>)
National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). On May 31, 2022, EPA
approved much of the submission, but did not act on three elements
related to the infrastructure requirement to have a comprehensive
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. In today's
action, EPA is approving the three remaining elements of the state's
December 2017 infrastructure SIP submittal based on a previous EPA
approval of Rhode Island's Air Pollution Control Regulation (APCR) No.
9. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 13, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OAR-2017-0443 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, or via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#681b01050b0710460904011b0706280d1809460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64170d09070b1c4a05080d170b0a240114054a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>. For comments submitted at <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>,
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. For either
manner of submission, the EPA may publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>. Publicly
available docket materials are available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1 Regional
Office, Air and Radiation Division, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100,
Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding
legal holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alison C. Simcox, Air Quality Branch,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office
Square--Suite 100, (Mail code 05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, tel. (617)
918-1684, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5c6dcd8d6dacd9bd4d9dcc6dadbf5d0c5d49bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e4d57535d5146105f52574d51507e5b4e5f10595148">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this issue of
the Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a
direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this
as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action,
no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments,
the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments
received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this
proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this
time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions
of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
For additional information, see the direct final rule which is
located in the Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register.
Dated: September 7, 2022.
David Cash,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
[FR Doc. 2022-19694 Filed 9-12-22; 8:45 am]
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